Optical disc drives, Optical disc drives -13, Region codes for dvd drives and media – Toshiba Satellite Pro S200 User Manual

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TECRA A9, TECRA S5, Satellite Pro S200, Satellite Pro A150

Optical disc drives

The computer is installed with either a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW or
DVD Super Multi drive. An ATAPI interface controller is used for
CD/DVD-ROM operation. When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD, an
indicator on the drive glows.

For information on loading and unloading discs refer to the

Using optical

disc drives

section in Chapter 4,

Operating Basics

.

Region codes for DVD drives and media

DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW, DVD Super Multi drives and their associated media
are manufactured according to the specifications of six marketing regions.
When you purchase DVD-Video, make sure it matches your drive,
otherwise it will not play properly.

Writable discs

This section describes the types of writable CD/DVD discs. Check the
specifications of your drive to see the types of discs it can write. Use
TOSHIBA Disc Creator to write compact discs. Refer to Chapter 4,

Operating Basics

.

CDs

CD-R discs can be written only once. The recorded data cannot be
erased or changed.

CD-RW discs including multi speed CD-RW discs, high-speed CD-RW
discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs can be recorded more than once.

DVDs

DVD-R and DVD+R discs can be written only once. The recorded data
cannot be erased or changed.

DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can be recorded more than
once.

Code

Region

1

Canada, United States

2

Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East

3

Southeast Asia, East Asia

4

Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America,
South America, Caribbean

5

Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, Mongolia

6

China

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